Table of Contents

1. Document Information
   
   
2. Preface
   
   
3. Who Should Use This Book
   
   
4. How This Book Is Organized
   
   
5. Related Books
   
   
6. Documentation, Support, and Training
   
   
7. Typographic Conventions
   
   
8. Shell Prompts in Command Examples
   
   
9. Designing a Package
   
   
10. Where to Find Packaging Tasks
    
    
11. What Are Packages?
    
    
12. Package Components
    
    
13. Considerations Before Building a Package
    
    
14. Image Packaging System (IPS) Packages
    
    
15. Packaging Commands, Files, and Scripts
    
    
16. Building a Package
    
    
17. The Process of Building a Package (Task Map)
    
    
18. Package Environment Variables
    
    
19. Creating a pkginfo File
    
    
20. Organizing a Package's Contents
    
    
21. Creating a prototype File
    
    
22. Building a Package
    
    
23. Enhancing the Functionality of a Package (Tasks)
    
    
24. Creating Information Files and Installation Scripts (Task Map)
    
    
25. Creating Information Files
    
    
26. Creating Installation Scripts
    
    
27. Creating Signed Packages
    
    
28. Verifying and Transferring a Package
    
    
29. Verifying and Transferring a Package (Task Map)
    
    
30. Installing Software Packages
    
    
31. Verifying the Integrity of a Package
    
    
32. Displaying Additional Information About Installed Packages
    
    
33. Removing a Package
    
    
34. Transferring a Package to a Distribution Medium
    
    
35. Case Studies of Package Creation
    
    
36. Soliciting Input From the Administrator
    
    
37. Creating a File at Installation and Saving It During Removal
    
    
38. Defining Package Compatibilities and Dependencies
    
    
39. Modifying a File by Using Standard Classes and Class Action Scripts
    
    
40. Modifying a File by Using the sed Class and a postinstall Script
    
    
41. Modifying a File by Using The build Class
    
    
42. Modifying crontab Files During Installation
    
    
43. Installing and Removing a Driver With Procedure Scripts
    
    
44. Installing a Driver by Using the sed Class and Procedure Scripts
    
    
45. Advanced Techniques for Creating Packages
    
    
46. Specifying the Base Directory
    
    
47. Accommodating Relocation
    
    
48. Supporting Relocation in a Heterogeneous Environment
    
    
49. Making Packages Remotely Installable
    
    
50. Patching Packages
    
    
51. Upgrading Packages
    
    
52. Creating Class Archive Packages
    
    
53. Glossary
    
    
54. Index
    
    
55. Index
    
    
56. Index